§ 17404 County Support Reimbursement

• •If a person (called a 'ward') can't take care of themselves, the county will help pay for their food and home.
• •When the ward's property is sold or money is made from it, the county gets paid back first for what it spent on the ward.
• •The county also gets paid back for any future help it gives to the ward.

An older person can't live alone, so the county helps pay for their nursing home.

If the older person sells their house, the county gets paid back first for the nursing home costs before anyone else gets money.